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The Premier League season is certainly at the business end and there are three more important matches taking place on Sunday.
With European football and the battle to avoid the drop expected to go right down to the wire, these fixtures go a long way to deciding the overall fate of the teams in action.
Everton vs Chelsea – away win
Everton are embroiled in a relegation battle and there is the possibility they could find themselves five points from safety at the end of the weekend.
The Toffees occupy 18th place in the table and have tasted success just once from their last five top-flight matches — a run of results that has them heading for the Championship.
Frank Lampard’s men have looked better at Goodison Park, a venue they are unbeaten at in their last three outings, but they may struggle to overcome Chelsea.
The Blues are unbeaten in their last 11 away assignments across all competitions — winning nine and drawing two — while they have lost just one of the previous four meetings with the Toffees.
Tottenham vs Leicester – home win with over 2.5 goals
Tottenham are still battling away with Arsenal for fourth and Antonio Conte’s men should be able to chalk up a victory at home to Leicester.
Spurs have slipped up recently, taking just one point from the last six on offer, but they come up against a Foxes side focused on reaching the Europa Conference League final.
Brendan Rodgers’ men earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Roma on Thursday and the Northern Irishman is expected to rotate ahead of the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico.
A fresher Tottenham should be able to take advantage of this situation and there is the feeling they could put some goals past the Foxes, who have kept just one clean sheet from their last seven league games.
Throw in the fact Spurs have scored 13 goals from their last four home matches and a home win with over 2.5 goals could be the way to go in this one.
West Ham vs Arsenal – away win
West Ham have slipped off in the top-four battle and it could be argued they are now putting all their eggs in the Europa League basket in pursuit of Champions League qualification.
The Hammers have won just one of their last five league assignments and they head into Sunday’s contest at the London Stadium off the back of a hard first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Bundesliga outfit won 2-1 in the capital and it is likely David Moyes will be thinking about which players he can rest ahead of the return in Germany.
This should play right into the hands of Arsenal, who have won their last two outings against Chelsea and Manchester United to retake control in the top-four race.
Mikel Arteta’s men have won four of their last six away matches and are unbeaten in their last two trips to the London Stadium — winning 3-1 in December 2019 before drawing 3-3 in March last year.
